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California 20252026

AB 1331

Workplace surveillance.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Workplacesurveillance
Introduced / first action
2025-02-21 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law authorizes the division, which is headed by the Labor Commissioner, to enforce the Labor Code and all labor laws of the state the enforcement of which is not specifically vested in any other officer, board, or commission. This bill would limit the use of workplace surveillance tools, as defined, by employers, including by prohibiting an employer from monitoring or surveilling employees in a bathroom located in the workplace, except as specified. The bill would provide an employee with the right to leave behind workplace surveillance tools that are on their person or in their possession when entering a bathroom, except as specified. This bill would authorize the commissioner to enforce the bill's provisions, as prescribed, and would authorize a public prosecutor to bring specified enforcement actions. The bill would subject an employer who violates the bill to a civil penalty of up to $500 for each violation. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.

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Actions

  1. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 7.).

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  2. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 5.).

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  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  5. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  8. Ordered to second reading.

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  9. From inactive file.

  10. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Limón.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  12. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).

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  16. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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  17. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 15).

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  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

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  21. Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.

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  22. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  23. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 15. Page 2113.)

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  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  25. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  26. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).

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  27. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  28. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  29. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  30. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  31. Read second time and amended.

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  32. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (April 22).

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  33. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  34. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

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  35. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  36. Referred to Coms. on L. & E., P. & C.P. and JUD.

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  37. Read first time.

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  38. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  39. Introduced. To print.

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